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{{short description|Indian film and television actress}}
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{{Infobox person
|name = Meghana Lokesh
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|birth_place = [[Mysore]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]]
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|8|16|df=yes}}
| birth_place       = [[Mysore]], [[Karnataka]], India
|height = 5.1
| occupation         = Actress
|occupation = [[Actress]]
| years_active       = 2013 – present
|education =
|years_active = 2013-Present
| website =
}}
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'''Meghana Lokesh''' (born 16 August 1994) is an Indian actress.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/061217/tv-actress-meghana-lokesh-to-make-her-film-debut.html|title=TV actress Meghana Lokesh to make her film debut|date=2017-12-06|work=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=2018-08-31|language=en}}</ref> She has worked on [[Telugu]] and [[Kannada]] [[television show]]s including ''Sasirekha Parinayam'' and ''Purushottama''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/telugu/I-have-embraced-my-new-identity-says-Meghana-Lokesh/articleshow/35678210.cms|title=I have embraced my new identity, says Meghana Lokesh - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-08-31}}</ref> She is currently acting in ''[[Kalyana Vaibhogam]]'' and ''[[Raktha Sambandham(Telugu)|Raktha Sambandham]]'' on Zee telugu.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/telugu/new-serial-kalyana-vaibhogame-on-star-maa-from-may-1/articleshow/58340758.cms|title=New serial 'Kalyana Vaibhogame' on Star Maa from May 1 - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-08-31}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.uniindia.com/~/zee-cinemalu-announces-world-television-premiere-of-superhit-romance-idi-maa-prema-katha/States/news/1292913.html|title=meghana lokesh}}</ref> She also appeared in [[movie]] named ''Idhi Maa Prema Katha'' opposite [[Telugu]] [[Host|Anchor]] Ravi.<ref name="The Times of India">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/telugu/anchor-ravi-and-meghana-lokeshs-debut-film-idhi-maa-prema-katha-to-release-on-december-8/articleshow/61948386.cms|title=Anchor Ravi and Meghana Lokesh's debut film 'Idhi Maa Prema Katha' to release on December 8 - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-08-31}}</ref>


== Filmography ==
'''Meghana Lokesh''' is an Indian actress. She predominantly appears in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and [[Kannada]] television series, and became known for the serial ''[[Sasirekha Parinayam (TV series)|Sasirekha Parinayam]]'' (2013 - 2016) as Sasi B.Tech and Devayani which premiered on the [[Star Maa]] channel.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/telugu/I-have-embraced-my-new-identity-says-Meghana-Lokesh/articleshow/35678210.cms|title=I have embraced my new identity, says Meghana Lokesh - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-07-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161218163320/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/telugu/I-have-embraced-my-new-identity-says-Meghana-Lokesh/articleshow/35678210.cms|archive-date=2016-12-18|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
She portrayed the double roles of Manga and Nithya and also Divya in the [[Zee Telugu]] television series ''[[Kalyana Vaibhogam (TV series)|Kalyana Vaibhogam]]'' from (2017-2023) the role of Tulasi in [[Zee Telugu]]'s ''[[Raktha Sambandham (TV series)|Raktha Sambandham]] from (2018-2021) S''he played dual characters as Chaitra and Alakananda in the series ''[[Kalyanam Kamaneeyam (TV series)|Kalyanam Kamaneeyam]] (2022-2023) in'' Zee Telugu.


=== Television ===
== Early life and career ==
Meghana Lokesh was born in [[Mysore]], [[Karnataka]]. Her father is an engineer and her mother is a Kannada lecturer. She has a brother who is also an engineer.<ref name=":6">{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/061217/tv-actress-meghana-lokesh-to-make-her-film-debut.html|title=TV actress Meghana Lokesh to make her film debut|date=6 December 2017|website=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=23 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212112531/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/061217/tv-actress-meghana-lokesh-to-make-her-film-debut.html|archive-date=12 December 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Meghana has been associated with theatre from very young age. She started her theatre at the age of 8 and performed nearly 270 shows till her degree and [[Mandya Ramesh]] was her theatre guru.<ref name=":6" /> She started her [[Television show|Television]] career with supporting role in [[Kannada]] television soap opera ''Devi'', which aired on [[Zee Kannada]]. Meghana's first lead role was in [[Kannada]] [[Television show|Television Series]] ''Pavitra Bandhana'', where she played the role of Pavitra. Following this, She also worked in other [[Kannada]] TV Series named ''Purushottama'', which aired on [[Zee Kannada]].


* ''Devi(2012) (Kannada Debut Serial)''
Her big breakthrough was with the [[Telugu language|Telugu]] hit series ''[[Sasirekha Parinayam (TV series)|Sasirekha Parinayam]]'' which screened on [[Star Maa]] from 2013 to 2016. She also acted in the feature film ''Idhi Ma Prema Katha''<ref name=":3">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/telugu/anchor-ravi-and-meghana-lokeshs-debut-film-idhi-maa-prema-katha-to-release-on-december-8/articleshow/61948386.cms|title=Anchor Ravi and Meghana Lokesh's debut film 'Idhi Maa Prema Katha' to release on December 8 - Times of India|website=indiatimes.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180723184737/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/telugu/anchor-ravi-and-meghana-lokeshs-debut-film-idhi-maa-prema-katha-to-release-on-december-8/articleshow/61948386.cms|archive-date=23 July 2018|url-status=live|access-date=23 July 2018|df=dmy-all}}</ref> opposite Anchor Ravi, which received mixed reviews.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/telugu/anchor-ravi-and-meghana-lokeshs-debut-film-idhi-maa-prema-katha-delayed-to-an-indefinite-date/articleshow/61949941.cms|title=Anchor Ravi and Meghana Lokesh's debut film 'Idhi Maa Prema Katha' delayed to an indefinite date - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-07-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180723151214/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/telugu/anchor-ravi-and-meghana-lokeshs-debut-film-idhi-maa-prema-katha-delayed-to-an-indefinite-date/articleshow/61949941.cms|archive-date=2018-07-23|url-status=live}}</ref>
*''Pavitra Bandhan(2013)''


* ''Purushottama (2013)''<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nettv4u.com/celebrity/kannada/tv-actress/meghana-lokesh|title=Kannada Tv Actress Meghana Lokesh {{!}} Nettv4u|work=nettv4u|access-date=2018-08-31|language=en}}</ref>
In 2017, she acted in two message-oriented [[Telugu language|Telugu]] [[short film]]s named ''Emotion'' and ''Beautiful Life''. Later that year, Meghana started a new [[Zee Telugu]] series ''[[Kalyana Vaibhogam (TV series)|Kalyana Vaibhogam]]'' in which she is portraying the dual role of Manga and Nithya. In 2018, She featured in a film called ''Ameerpet 2 America''. Around the time, She was signed to play a lead role in her third Telugu Soap Opera titled, ''[[Raktha Sambandham (TV series)|Raktha Sambandham]].''<ref name=":5">{{Cite news |title=New shows 'Raktha Sambandham' and 'Gundamma Katha' coming soon to Zee Telugu - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/telugu/new-shows-raktha-sambandham-and-gundamma-katha-coming-soon-to-zee-telugu/articleshow/63431017.cms |access-date=2018-08-04 |work=The Times of India}}</ref>
* ''Sasirekha Parinayam'' (2013–16)<ref name=":0" />
* ''[[Kalyana Vaibhogam]] (''2017–Present)<ref name=":1" />
* ''[[Raktha Sambandham(Telugu)|Raktha Sambandham]]'' (2018–Present)


=== Movies ===
==Filmography ==
===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Name
!Role
!Language
!Channel
!Notes
|-
|2011
|''Devi''
|Akshatha
|[[Kannada]]
|[[Zee Kannada]]
|Debut in [[Kannada]]
|-
|2012
|''Pavitra Bandhana''
|Pavitra
|[[Kannada]]
|[[Colors Kannada]]
|
|-
|2013
|''Purushottama''
|Chaitra
|[[Kannada]]
|[[Zee Kannada]]
|
|-
|2013-2016
|[[Sasirekha Parinayam (TV series)|''Sasirekha Parinayam'']]
|Sasi/Sasirekha Devayani
|[[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|[[Star Maa]]<ref name=":0" />
|[[Telugu language|Telugu]] Debut Dual role
|-
|2017–2023
|''[[Kalyana Vaibhogam (TV series)|Kalyana Vaibhogam]]''
|(Manga and Nitya (Twins)), Divya
|[[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|[[Zee Telugu]]
|Dual Role
|-
|2018–2021
|''[[Raktha Sambandham (TV series)|Raktha Sambandham]]''
|Tulasi
|[[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|[[Zee Telugu]]<ref name=":5" />
|
|-
|2018
|''Dance Jodi Dance''
|Herself/Mentor
|[[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|[[Zee Telugu]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/regional/zee-telugu-announces-the-launch-of-a-brand-new-dance-reality-show-dance-jodi-dance-181204|title=Zee Telugu announces the launch of a brand-new dance reality show - Dance Jodi Dance|date=2018-12-04|website=Indian Television|access-date=2018-12-08}}</ref>
|
|-
|2022–2023
|''[[Kalyanam Kamaneeyam (TV series)|Kalyanam Kamaneeyam]]''
|Chaitra Alakananda
|[[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|[[Zee Telugu]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-29 |title=అసలైన పేగు బంధానికి నిలువెత్తు సాక్ష్యం జీ తెలుగు వారి 'కళ్యాణం కమనీయం' |url=https://zeenews.india.com/telugu/entertainment/kalyanam-kamaneeyam-serial-story-kalyanam-kamaneeyam-serial-starting-on-zee-telugu-tv-channel-54394 |access-date=2022-03-03 |website=Zee News Telugu |language=te}}</ref>
|Two roles
|-
|2025–
|''Chamanthi''
|Chamanthi
|[[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|[[Zee Telugu]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.medianews4u.com/zee-telugu-to-end-2024-with-sa-re-ga-ma-pa-party-ki-velayera-and-launch-chamanthi-on-1st-jan/|title=Zee Telugu to end 2024 with 'Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Party ki Velayera' and launch 'Chamanthi' on 1st Jan|website=Media News}}</ref>
|
|}


*''Idhi Maa Prema Katha'' (2017)<ref name="The Times of India"/>
===Film===
*''Ameerpet 2 America'' (2018)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Meghana-Lokesh|title=Meghana Lokesh: Movies, Photos, Videos, News & Biography {{!}} eTimes|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|access-date=2018-08-31}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Language
!Notes
|-
|2017
|''Idhi ma Prema Katha''
|Sandhya
|[[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|[[Telugu cinema|Telugu Debut]] Film<ref name=":3" />
|-
|2017
|''Emotion''
|Bujji
|Telugu
|[[Short film]]
|-
|2017
|''Beautiful Life''
|not known
|Telugu
|[[Short film]]
|-
|2018
|''Ameerpet to America''
|Krishnaveni gowd
|Telugu
|[[Film]]<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Meghana-Lokesh|title=Meghana Lokesh: Movies, Photos, Videos, News & Biography {{!}} eTimes|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170111075738/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Meghana-Lokesh|archive-date=2017-01-11|url-status=live|access-date=2018-07-23}}</ref>
|}


==References==
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Meghana Lokesh
Born
Mysore, Karnataka, India
OccupationActress
Years active2013 – present

Meghana Lokesh is an Indian actress. She predominantly appears in Telugu and Kannada television series, and became known for the serial Sasirekha Parinayam (2013 - 2016) as Sasi B.Tech and Devayani which premiered on the Star Maa channel.[1]

She portrayed the double roles of Manga and Nithya and also Divya in the Zee Telugu television series Kalyana Vaibhogam from (2017-2023) the role of Tulasi in Zee Telugu's Raktha Sambandham from (2018-2021) She played dual characters as Chaitra and Alakananda in the series Kalyanam Kamaneeyam (2022-2023) in Zee Telugu.

Early life and career[edit | edit source]

Meghana Lokesh was born in Mysore, Karnataka. Her father is an engineer and her mother is a Kannada lecturer. She has a brother who is also an engineer.[2] Meghana has been associated with theatre from very young age. She started her theatre at the age of 8 and performed nearly 270 shows till her degree and Mandya Ramesh was her theatre guru.[2] She started her Television career with supporting role in Kannada television soap opera Devi, which aired on Zee Kannada. Meghana's first lead role was in Kannada Television Series Pavitra Bandhana, where she played the role of Pavitra. Following this, She also worked in other Kannada TV Series named Purushottama, which aired on Zee Kannada.

Her big breakthrough was with the Telugu hit series Sasirekha Parinayam which screened on Star Maa from 2013 to 2016. She also acted in the feature film Idhi Ma Prema Katha[3] opposite Anchor Ravi, which received mixed reviews.[4]

In 2017, she acted in two message-oriented Telugu short films named Emotion and Beautiful Life. Later that year, Meghana started a new Zee Telugu series Kalyana Vaibhogam in which she is portraying the dual role of Manga and Nithya. In 2018, She featured in a film called Ameerpet 2 America. Around the time, She was signed to play a lead role in her third Telugu Soap Opera titled, Raktha Sambandham.[5]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Television[edit | edit source]

Year Name Role Language Channel Notes
2011 Devi Akshatha Kannada Zee Kannada Debut in Kannada
2012 Pavitra Bandhana Pavitra Kannada Colors Kannada
2013 Purushottama Chaitra Kannada Zee Kannada
2013-2016 Sasirekha Parinayam Sasi/Sasirekha Devayani Telugu Star Maa[1] Telugu Debut Dual role
2017–2023 Kalyana Vaibhogam (Manga and Nitya (Twins)), Divya Telugu Zee Telugu Dual Role
2018–2021 Raktha Sambandham Tulasi Telugu Zee Telugu[5]
2018 Dance Jodi Dance Herself/Mentor Telugu Zee Telugu[6]
2022–2023 Kalyanam Kamaneeyam Chaitra Alakananda Telugu Zee Telugu[7] Two roles
2025– Chamanthi Chamanthi Telugu Zee Telugu[8]

Film[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Language Notes
2017 Idhi ma Prema Katha Sandhya Telugu Telugu Debut Film[3]
2017 Emotion Bujji Telugu Short film
2017 Beautiful Life not known Telugu Short film
2018 Ameerpet to America Krishnaveni gowd Telugu Film[9]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "I have embraced my new identity, says Meghana Lokesh - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 18 December 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "TV actress Meghana Lokesh to make her film debut". Deccan Chronicle. 6 December 2017. Archived from the original on 12 December 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Anchor Ravi and Meghana Lokesh's debut film 'Idhi Maa Prema Katha' to release on December 8 - Times of India". indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Anchor Ravi and Meghana Lokesh's debut film 'Idhi Maa Prema Katha' delayed to an indefinite date - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "New shows 'Raktha Sambandham' and 'Gundamma Katha' coming soon to Zee Telugu - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "Zee Telugu announces the launch of a brand-new dance reality show - Dance Jodi Dance". Indian Television. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  7. ↑ "అసలైన పేగు బంధానికి నిలువెత్తు సాక్ష్యం జీ తెలుగు వారి 'కళ్యాణం కమనీయం'". Zee News Telugu (in తెలుగు). 29 January 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  8. ↑ "Zee Telugu to end 2024 with 'Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Party ki Velayera' and launch 'Chamanthi' on 1st Jan". Media News.
  9. ↑ "Meghana Lokesh: Movies, Photos, Videos, News & Biography | eTimes". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2018.

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